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Sort a list into reverse alphabetical order.
Reverse Lines
Flip a list upside down so the last line becomes the first.
Quick Tool Overview
Reverse Lines flips a list upside down so the last line becomes the first — the operation every log file eventually needs. Blank lines can be kept in place to preserve the document structure, and a group mode keeps multi-line records together while reversing the order of the records.
- What it does
- Reverses the order of lines in a text
- You give it
- A log, export, ranked list or any set of lines
- You get back
- The same lines, last to first
- Best for
- Reading logs newest first and flipping chronological exports
About the Reverse Lines
Log files are written oldest first and read newest first, which is why every developer eventually wants a list turned upside down. The same is true of a chronological export you need in reverse, or a ranked list you want to read from the bottom.
This flips the line order in one pass. Blank lines can be kept in position — which keeps a structured document intact — or reversed along with everything else. There is also a reverse-in-groups mode for data where several lines form one record: reversing in blocks of three keeps each record together while flipping the order of the records themselves.
Key features of the Reverse Lines
Blank lines held in place
Keep the visual structure of a document intact while its content flips, instead of scattering the gaps.
Group mode for multi-line records
Set the lines per record and each record stays intact while their order reverses.
Every line ending handled
CRLF, LF and CR are normalised first, so a file from any system reverses correctly.
Trailing newline ignored
The empty line at the end of a file does not become a leading blank line at the top.
Download the result
Save the reversed list straight to a text file rather than copying it in pieces.
How to use the Reverse Lines
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1
Paste your list
A log, an export, a ranked list or any set of lines.
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2
Choose how blanks are handled
Reverse them with everything else, or leave them where they are to keep the document structure.
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Use group mode if records span lines
Set a group size and the lines within each record stay together while the records flip.
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4
Copy or download
Copy the reversed list, or save it as a text file.
Frequently asked questions
By default they are reversed along with everything else. Switch on "keep blank lines in place" and they stay at their original positions, which preserves the visual structure of a document while the content flips.
Yes. Set the group size to the number of lines per record and the tool reverses the order of the groups while keeping the lines inside each one in their original order.
Yes. CRLF, LF and CR are all normalised before the reverse, so a file from any system reverses correctly and comes back with consistent line breaks.
Yes, exactly. A trailing empty line at the end of the file is ignored rather than becoming a leading blank line, which is almost never what you want.
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